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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Kaizen Cask Aged | | 1 |
| Kent - The Quiet American | | 1 |
| Kent - Nelson Sauvin | | 2 |
| Oakham - Triple Beam | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | | 1 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | | 1 |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale |  | 2 |
| Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | | 1 |
| Oakham - Citra T90 | | 2 |
| Hammerton - N1 |  | 1 |
| Arundel - Sussex Gold | | 1 |
| Well Drawn - Gold | | 1 |
| Redemption - Kazbek | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - Phantom Kölsch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - N7 | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wylam - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Session Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Big Chief | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vocation - Bread & Butter | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Lock, Prop & Barrel | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
11 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Kaizen Cask Aged | 5.00 | | An unusual multi-hop, multi-malt flavour came through |
| Arundel - Sussex Gold | 4.20 | | Lacklustre and actually a chore to finish |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%) | 3.60 | Not Tried |
10 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | | |
| Kent - Nelson Sauvin | 4.50 | | |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | |
| Arundel - Sussex Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%) | 3.60 | Not Tried |
08 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | | Strong taste, subdued citrus |
| Kent - Nelson Sauvin | 4.50 | | Lovely dry bitterness |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | Came on at end of session, primarily for tomorrow |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Bread & Butter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Session Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried |
07 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 | | Best of Five Points's beers by a long chalk and a credit to it |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Session Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried |
03 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | 5.20 | | In excellent form and a full bodied surprise quite heavy on malt |
| Well Drawn - Gold | 4.40 | | A glass of nothing in taste. Poured away the last third through boredom |
| Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | 5.10 | Not Tried | Others' looked flat |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | Not Tried |
01 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Triple Beam | 5.00 | | Superb taste hits |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | 5.30 | Not Tried | Hanging on by its splintered fingernails |
| Milestone - Lock, Prop & Barrel | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability | 6.70 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Park - Phantom Kölsch | 4.20 | Not Tried |
31 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last evening visit until close with a relaxed leaving time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability | 6.70 | | Very enjoyable Saison |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | 4.00 | | Near end of cask - in fact ran out shortly after mine |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | 5.30 | Not Tried | Still hanging on in there |
| East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
30 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Armed with 2 massive boxes of London Drinker CAMRA magazines.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | 4.00 | | Good mid brown basic bitter |
| Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability | 6.70 | | I usually try Saisons with trepidation but this was a well balanced bitter sweet ale, much enjoyed |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
29 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | | Non descript ale drunk without hardly noticing |
| Oakham - Citra T90 | 4.60 | | Gone backwards again since yesterday. Seemed back to being sour and bitter |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | 5.30 | Not Tried |
28 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Always a good selection |
| Oakham - Citra T90 | 4.60 | | Better than yesterday, but still not a patch on standard Oakham Citra |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | 5.30 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in East Greenwich, Greater London, SE10 0RJ.
Micropub in Woolwich Road in a former street corner lingerie and hosiery business premises and which opened on 13th September 2017. Comprises a front room with bar counter and with real ales and ciders served on gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room behind the bar, and a rear room down one step. Each day a pre-prepared paper ale menu sheet, with tasting notes, is provided to every table. Bare-board flooring throughout and all seating at wall mounted high settles and hand made wooden high tables. CAMRA card holders' discount on pints and halves of real ale and cider. Card payments accepted. SPBW London Pub of the Year 2019. Local CAMRA branch 2019, 2022 and 2024 Pub of the Year and its Cider Pub of the Year too in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. CAMRA Greenwich District Pub of the Year 2024.
We have visited this pub 1338 times, seen 1818 different beers and tried 1058 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ